Welcome to Pie Town, and to day two of the Witch's Tea Party. Thanks so much to Brigitte for inviting us to participate. At Pie Town, we now offer pies in jars -- perfect for weddings, parties, and other events. But if you want to try making them at home, here's an easy recipe! Butterfinger Pie in a Jar Ingredients 6 whole graham crackers 3 T brown sugar 3 T melted butter 1 8 oz. package of cream cheese - room temperature 1 C powdered sugar 1/2 C creamy peanut butter 1/2 tsp

Yes, I'm still here! At the beginning of March, I sold my house in California and moved to Colorado. I spent the last few weeks house hunting, and I'm now in the process of closing on a mountain home. (Eeeep!). I've managed to keep writing and editing, but things like blogging fell off the radar. I should be able to get back to a more regular schedule once I'm moved in to my new place. So what's been happening? I've sent my 5th Pie Town manuscript to my editor at Kensington.

PIE HARD Series: A Pie Town Mystery, Book 3 Author: Kirsten Weiss Genre: Cozy Mystery Amazon - iBooks - B&N - Kobo - Google Play - Audible Will Val pie hard on national TV? Business at the bakery may have slowed down, but Val Harris isn’t about to eat humble pie—not until a reality cooking show decides to whip the struggling Pie Town into shape. If Val can tolerate criticism from an abrasive pastry chef during filming, the free publicity might turn the unusual opportunity int

The Quiche and the Dead and Bleeding Tarts are now on Audible! You can listen to Quiche now and put Bleeding Tarts on pre-order. Is Val's breakfast pie the quiche of death? Owning her own business seemed like pie in the sky to Valentine Harris when she moved to the coastal California town of San Nicholas, expecting to start a new life with her fiance. Five months - and a broken engagement - later, at least her dream of opening a pie shop has become a reality. But when one of

I returned home from a trip to Colorado to find a depressingly large stack of mail and one strangely weighted manila envelope from my publisher, Kensington. Inside were the cover flats to Pie Hard, book 3 in the Pie Town cozy mystery series! If anyone wants a signed cover flat, shoot me an email through my contact page, and I'll send you one until I run out. Equally exciting, I got my first look at the back cover book description. Kensington does a great job punning up these

Bleeding Tarts Series: A Pie Town Mystery Author: Kirsten Weiss Genre: Cozy Mystery Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | GooglePlay Val's new pies are foolproof—but not bulletproof. Old West ghost towns are as American as apple pie. So what better place to sponsor a pie-eating contest than the Bar X, a fake ghost town available for exclusive private events on the edge of Silicon Valley. Valentine Harris is providing the pies, hoping to boost business for her struggling Pie Town s

Now that The Quiche and the Dead has officially been launched, I can post the cover for book two in the series, Bleeding Tarts! Here's the blurb: Val's new pies are foolproof -- but not bulletproof. Old West ghost towns are as American as apple pie. So what better place to sponsor a pie-eating contest than the Bar X, a fake ghost town available for exclusive private events on the edge of Silicon Valley? Valentine Harris is providing the pies, hoping to boost business for her

One of the great things about writing my Pie Town series of cozy mystery novels, is I get to research pie shops. Last weekend, I was driving down California's Highway One and... Yes! I will slow for pie! The sign belonged to Pie Ranch - a super charming farm that sells pie and other goodies, and does some educational classes on farming and apparently, baking pie... (FYI, apple cider vinegar is the "secret ingredient" in my pie crust specialist, Charlene's crust. Shh...). But